Non-refillable bottle.



J. H. GRUVER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9,1913.

ZLJMAQUQ Patented July 21, 1911.

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JOSEPH HARRY GRUTTER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB 0F ONE-HALF 'IO FRANCIS NORRIS, 33., OF MSPEBURG, MARYLAND. v

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, rate.

Application filed August 9, 1913. Serial Ito. 78%,003.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, Josnrn HARRY GRUVER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Befillable Bottles, of which the following 15 a specification.

My present invention relates to the genbottle neck, the said bottle neck being especially formed with a groove and seat, the

upper edge of the stopper being spun orand the seat dea packing 11? on the shoulder 18 of the hotpressed into the groove, termining the position of the stopper within the bottle neck.

- In. the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a sectional view of a bottle with my improved stopper in lace therein. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of t e stopper. Fig. 3

is a sideview of the inner shell. F1 4: is

a side view of the inner pronged mem er or guide for theball. Fig. 5 is aplan view of Fig. 6 is a view of the stopper in section in the form in which it is manufactured dprevious to its application to the bottle, an Fig. 7 is a detail. 4 In these drawings the main shell of the stopper is indicated at 1, this being formed of thin sheet metal drawn into general cup I form with an upper portion 2 of larger diameter than the lower main body por-f tion, this forming an exterior shoulder at-3j and an upstanding rim being left at r; Within the main shell an inner member 5 is arranged, this also being formed of sheet metalandhaving a cover portion 6 over-g hanging the shell 5' and projecting beyond} thecdge of the same,th1s cover portion 6-. being connected with'the inner shell 5 by the portions 7, thus leaving openings at 8 be neath the cover portion to allow the fluid to f flow from the interior shell throu 11 these $13. Thev inner pronged member fits freely gpeningsS and around the edge of t e cover 'po'rtion through the space 9 to be discharged [item the bott .e. Within the inner shell 5 a g pro'nged member 10 is arranged and this may be variouslyformed, that is either "from I sheet metal or otherwise. It is "provided w1th a ring portion 11 at its lower end which is seated upona packing rin 12, preferably pf cork or soft material w ich packin r ng n turn is seated upon the bottom 13 o the outer shell, an opening being left at let inthe bottom and through the ring packing.

fEnoughigof the inner edge of thering packm 18 left exposed to furnish a seat for the ba 1 valve 15. The pronged member has arms extending up from the base ring. 11 and these arms have inwardly extending lugs 11 which, when the bottle is in position for discharging its contents, will limit the movement of the ball and revent it from undul obstructing the disc arge openings 8. T einnerand outer shells 1 and 5 of sheet metal are held together by simply indentmg the said shells as indicated at 16. In 'placin the sto per within the bottle it isiinserte untilj t e shoulder 3 rests upon outwardly into the groove 19 in the bottle neck. The instrument for spinning this run 4 outwardly into the groove 19 ma also press, atthe same time that it does the endng or splnnmg ofthe flange 4, upon the inner shoulder or the outer member to thus press the stopper firrril upon the packing 17, andwhile so presse the stopper will be locked in place by the flange 4. entering the groove 19. The packing 17 prevents the passage o1 gas or uid around the outside of the stopper.

With my present construction it will be noticed that the'inn'er member or shell 5 has no slidmg movement, the only movable part belng the. ballv alve 15, and by reason ofthi's the sto per is adapted for use with liquids of di erent consistencies and of more or less. sticky nature. Furthermore,

by dispensing with the inner sliding'member thestopper will not be'put out of service should it becomeslightly bent or damaged in shipment. or handling. 1 The outer shell .1 is made of one piece, including its upper enlargement 'andits bottom portion within the shell'5 and serves to hold the cork seat 1n place and prevents said seat from bulging or becoming distorted under the action of-the fiuids. Only enough of this cork seat .is left exposed .,to secure a inner pronged member.

reliable contact with the ball. The cork will accommodate itself to any irre ularities in the surface of the ball valve. The cork seat 12 is held under slight compression by the The ball valve is made of metal.

The form of bottle herein shown is like that disclosed in English Patent 24446 of October 25,1912, and French Patent 449903 of October 26, 1912 granted to myself and F. Norris, Jr., and 1s also similar to the bottle disclosed in my application for Letters Patent of the United- States No. 698,555.

With a bottle constructed with the inner shoulder and groove above it and a sto per having an exterior shoulder and the 00king rim above it, the stopper may be locked in place under pressure, that is, while it is pressed firmly upon its seat and when this seat has the packing 17, the stopper can be locked in place with the packing under compression. v

I prefer to form the inner pronged member with a flange 20 at its lower edge to abut against the lower edge of the inner member or shell 5. The purpose of this is to keep the pronged member from working upwardly within the inner shell 5 and to keep the cork disk or washer from bulging up at its inner portion where the ball valve is seated. Furthermore this flange wilh enable the pronged member to be qliliiclily and easily assembled with the inner s ell 5', no special or accurate fitting of these 35f'parts being necessar but the pronged memsgber being slipped reely into the shell 5, the flange acting to arrest it in proper position and to hold it there when the parts are assembled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

I arrange in the mouth of the, bottle a stopper 21, preferably of wood, which ma be readily inserted or removed by han When this stopper, which fits the bottle mouth closel 1s inserted it compresses the to hold the ball valve to its seat in all positions that the bottle may assume, for instance in shipment or should it be desirable to lay the bottle" on'its side. It is desired that the ball valve will remain seated and thus prevent the liquid from getting above the ball and filling the'spaces within and above the. stopper where this liquid wouldremain and give the bottle an appearance of not being filled to the proper height, and .further it is undesirable that the liquid should (collect within and above the stopper. With the cork 21, however, the compression of the air below it will hold the ball valve to its seat and the bottle may be inverted or placed on its side without liability of the liquid displacing it or getting above the ball.

I claim as my invention: 1. In combination in a non-refillable bottle, a bottle having a shoulder in its neck air between 1t and the ball valve and servesfacing upwardly with a groove close above said shoulder and a stopper consisting of a the main body of said shell extending below the said shoulder, and a valve carried by the shell, substantially as described.

2. A non-refillable bottle stopper comprising a sheet metal shell having an upper enlargement providing an exterior and an interior shoulder and an upstanding rim and having a perforated bottom, an inner shell of sheet metal secured in fixed relation to the outer shell and having a cover portion located in the upper enlargement with lateral discharge openings below the same to deliver into said upper enlargement, an inner pronged member. fixed in the inner shell, a cork seat between the pronged member and the bottom of the outer shell and a ball to rest on said cork seat, the said pronged memher having stops to limit the movement of the ball, substantially as described. a

3'. A non-refillable bottle stopper comprising a sheet metalshell having an upper enlargement roviding an upstanding rim and an exterior and an interior shoulder and having an integral perforated bottom, an inner shell fixed to the outer shell and having a cover portion with lateral openings below the same to deliver into said upper enlargement, a ball valve, guide means on the inner side of the inner shell for the said ball valve and a cork washer, upon which the ball is seated, held between the bottom of the outer shell and the inner members, substantially as described.

4. In combination in a non-refillable bottle stopper, an outer shell having an enlarged upper .ortionproviding an exterior shoulder and an upstanding rim, an inner member comprising a shell fixed to the outer shell and having a cover portion located within the upper enlargement and with lateral openings below it, and having interior guides, a washer forming a valve seat at the lower part of the exterior shell and held by said inner member and'a ball valve fitted to said seat, substantially as described.

5. In combination in a non-refillable bottle stopper, an outer shellhaving an upper enlargement providing an exterior shoulder and an upstanding rim, an inner shell held in fixed relation to the outer shell and having a cover portion located above the plane of the inner bottom of said enlargement, with lateral openings beneath said cover and a ball valve closing an opening in the bottom of the outer shell.

6. In combination in .a non-refillable bottle stopper, an outer shell adapted to be fixed in all ithe bottle neck and having an opening at its lower end, an inner shell carried immovably by the outer shell and having a cover portion with openings beneath the same for the discharge of the liquid, a ball valve, a washer at the lower end of the outer shell surrounding the opening and forming a seat for the said ball valve, an inner pronged member having a ring portion at its lower end resting upon the washer, said ring portion abutting against a portion of the inner shell which acts as a stop to prevent displacement of the ronged member, substantially as described? 7. In combination in a non-refillable bottle stopper, an outer shell adapted to be fixed in the bottle neck and having an opening at its lower end, an inner shell carried immovably by the outer shell and having a cover portion with openings beneath the same for the discharge of the liquid, a ball valve, a Washer at the lower end of the outer shell surroundin the opening and forming a seat for the said all valve, an inner pronged member having a ring portion at its lower end-resting upon the washer, said ring portion abutting against a portion of the inner shell which acts as a stop to prevent displacement of the pronged member, the abutting of the pronged member against the inner shell being provided by a flange on the ring of the pronged member engaging the edge of the inner shell, substantially as described.

In testimon whereof, I afiix my signature in presence 0t two witnesses.

JOSEPH HARRY GRUVER. Witnesses:

WALTER DONALDSON, HAZEL L. ALDEN. 

